Beaver ponds, like this one, make up some of the wetlands and waterbodies found in the Pebble study area. Scientists evaluated 375 waterbodies in the mine mapping area, classifying 95.1% as open water.

Chapter 14: Wetlands

STUDY AUTHORS: Three Parameters Plus, Inc.; HDR Alaska, Inc.

The extent and types of wetlands in the study areas are discussed and mapped based on existing literature, aerial photography, and extensive field work. The wetlands study builds on information from other chapters in the Pebble EBD, including soils (chapter 5), surface water hydrology (chapter 9) and vegetation (chapter 13).

Elements

Scientists gathered data at 16,947 sites, recording information on vegetation, soils and hydrology at each location.